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Currently, deployed medics are required to transport, maintain and be resupplied with liquid-based medications and materials that are heavy, expensive to transport, perishable and may require refrigeration.Many medications and materials are or will be available in concentrated or dehydrated formularies that require sterile water for injection (SWFI) to rehydrate for immediate use, such as Lactated ...

A joint can exit its socket when it is exposed to an unhealthy level of force or rotation, causing a large amount of pain and loss of functionality in the limb. Joint dislocation can easily be diagnosed by a physical examination: palpitation of the affected joint will usually cause pain and tenderness in the patient, and the dislocated head of the bone can be felt out of its usual position in the ...

The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a realistic, immersive 3-D environment for training en route care personnel in primary/secondary assessment, patient stabilization, patient placement, and mission management. EVAC Sim will provide medic rehearsal opportunities for evacuation patient care scenarios. The simulation will help trainees understand resources available in aeromedical aircr ...

Warfighters in global regionsendemicto vector-borne diseases,such as malaria,experienceincreased probability of being non-combat casualties. Currently,amalariavaccineis under development that requirescryogenicstorageand transport (-150°C or lower)and therefore does not readily integrate with existingvaccine distribution networks such as the World Health Organization’s Expanded Program on Immuni ...

In this proposal we support the development of a hypoxia test battery by designing and developing a domain general tool suite for processing, synchronizing, and evaluating data from cognitive, behavioral, and physiological measures.The proposed Griffon Tool Suite addresses many of the practical requirements demanded by a flexible test battery. The effort falls into three major thrusts.First, we pr ...

This proposal is in response to the Defense Health Agency 2017 Phase I SBIR topic 17B-005.The approach is the use of a membrane oxygen pump using newly developed nano-thickness membranes with all the layers less than 1 micron total.Nanometer thickness membranes enable more oxygen output per surface area at temperatures of 300-600 C than current state-of-the -art 600-800 C membranes that are 50-300 ...

The dual use potential of certain life sciences research has been recognized as an important biosecurity issue for a number of years. Current Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) assessment procedures are pure manual work done by researchers/reviewers trained in the biosecurity domain. Therefore, an automated approach to analyze and identify DURC rapidly and reliably is urgently needed. To address ...

Approximately 352,612 diagnoses of traumatic brain injury were made in the U.S. military from 2000-2016, with the 75-90% categorized as concussion, and 14% caused by blast exposure (Swanson 2017; VA/DoD CPG 2009). Concussion causes significant and often lasting impairments in vestibular function affecting balance (Haran 2016) and dynamic visual acuity (Kelley 2015; Gottshall 2007). Vestibular reha ...

Service members exposed to blasts have frequent complaints of dizziness Appropriate treatment is critical for many reasons: Service members with complaints of dizziness and imbalance are often unable to perform their duties.This results in slower reaction times, decreased productivity (in the form of lost duty days) and negatively impacts force readiness.An integral part of vestibular rehabilitati ...

Tiger Tech Solutions, Inc. has developed the markets first hands-free real time continuous multi-vital wrist wearable that truly and accurately monitors an individuals bio metrics. The Tiger Tech Warfighter Monitor (WFM)a high-performance, medical grade wearable monitor designed for high activity, high stress heart rhythm collection and analysis.It is being designed to monitor the service persons ...